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And one more - Horace Taylor. I knew Horace. He served in the British army - the King's Shropshire Light Infantry - as a signaller. He served from 1939 until 1948.



This photo was taken on Remembrance Day in 2015. Horace lived for 100 years and six months. His funeral mass was last Friday.

He was a fellow who quietly went about his business. He was at Dunkirk and fought in Italy. That's where he met his first wife. He didn't talk too much about his time in uniform. I have rarely met anyone one did. He followed his passion after releasing from the army, finishing his studies in respiratory therapy. He worked at several hospitals in the UK and in Canada.

I met him about 20 years ago through his daughter. He was a religious man and wonderfully gentle. Occasionally, we talked about his medical work and his wartime experiences. We would compare notes about our service days and how they affected us. He volunteered his time well into his 90s.